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Letters Patent No. 101,145, dated Mamh 22, 1870.

IMPROVED MEDICAL COMPOUND FOR THE CURE OI COLIC.

The-Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

ma, in the county of Dallas and State of Alabama,

have invented. a new and useful Compound, which I denominate aColic-Cure; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the manner ofcompoumlin g and using the same.

The ingredients of this compound for a given quantity consist of Autimonctpotas, tart, five grains.

Chloroformi, one ounce.

Liq. sodae chloriduni, one ounce.

Tincture lobelia, one ounce.

Aqua, suificient'quant-ity to make twelve ounces.

'lhese ingredients are mixed together in the order in which they arespecified. (Jolie is always accompanied with fermentation in theintestinal canal, which, producing gas, causes distension and consequentpain in the stomach, to relieve which each of the ingredients fulfilsits particular oilice, the cl iloroforni being an anodync andanaesthetic, relieves the pain until the liq. sodae chloridum comes toits relief to neutralize the acid or acetous fermentation taking placein the intestinal canal, which causes pain, as before stated; the potasstartrate and antimon, and the tincture of lohelia act to relax thesystem and open the bowels, so that the foreign substance causing thecolic may be eliminated through the anus,

while the potass tartrate and an'timon, with the tincture of lobelia andthe soda combine and act as the purgative and anti-spasmodic.

This compound, while it relieves the pain readily, also arrests thecause of fermentation, and at once commences to eliminate the foreignmatter from the bowels, by which the patientis relieved withoutprostration.

.A dose of this compound for an adult is a teaspoonful every half-hourin wine, whisky, or water, until relieved.

For horses, mules, cattle, &c., half of a bottle 0 twelve ounces must begiven in a pint of water, and if relief is not had in fifteen minutesgive the rest of the bottle in the same manner.

The bottle should always be well shaken before giving the medicine. v

Instead of water, linseed oil may be used as the meustruum for thecompound, which, at the same time, acts as a purgative.

Having described my invention,

I claim-- The compound herein described and used as a colic cure.

' JNO. A. MCKINNON.

Witnesses:

A. O. F. SMITH, Ron'r. I. LOCKHURT.

